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Before his emasculation, George Jorgensen called himself a casualty of the "no man's land of sex." Afterward, he renamed himself Christine and took on women's clothes and ways. Last week in Copenhagen, the site of Christine's transformation, another fugitive U.S. male made his way into the women's lines. His name: Charles McLeod, 28, henceforth to be known as Charlotte...
...Jorgensen was the only double winner for the varsity beside Hawkins. He edged mates Alan Rapperport and John Millard in the 220 and 100-yard freestyle. Egan, in addition to his 440 win, seconded Marv Sandler in the individual medley...
...Midshipmen set a new Navy record of 3:32.4 in the 400-yard rally and ended the varsity's rule of that event. Ted Whatley, Jim Jorgensen, John Millard, and Dave Hawkins swam for the Crimson...
Sophomore Dave Hawkins lost his first race of the season in the Army meet, but it was to teammate Jim Jorgensen, who took the 100-yard freestyle. Jorgensen had been undefeated himself until he was beaten by Hawkins in the 200-yard freestyle in the same meet. Ralph Zani is the only other member of the squad who has not lost to an opposing swimmer, although Hawkins beat him in the Springfield meet, setting a Harvard record for the breaststroke in the process...
Zani out swam Dick Stenson to take the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:29.8, and in another Crimson victory the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Whatley, Gus Johnson, Jim Buffington and Jorgensen lapped the Engineers, winning...